98 Oh sing to the Lorda new song,for he has done marvelous things!His right hand and his holy armhave worked salvation for him.2 The Lord has made known his salvation;he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.3 He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulnessto the house of Israel.All the ends of the earth have seenthe salvation of our God.

4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;break forth into joyous song and sing praises!5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,with the lyre and the sound of melody!6 With trumpets and the sound of the hornmake a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;the world and those who dwell in it!8 Let the rivers clap their hands;let the hills sing for joy together9 before the Lord, for he comesto judge the earth.He will judge the world with righteousness,and the peoples with equity.

As I was watching the Vikes game yesterday, I was struck by how loud it was in their new stadium. The crowd was roaring. It was exciting. But then the kicker for the Lions kicked a 58 yard field goal to tie the game as time expired in regulation and the crowd went quiet. It got loud again as overtime began, but as the Lions scored the winning touchdown it all went silent and everyone left.

When it comes to being a Christian and especially when it comes to what our life will be like after we die, that "joyful noise" will never end. Even while we are here on the earth we can rejoice because God is in control. Even when we are going through trials of all kinds, we can "make a joyful noise", because we know that the Lord "works all things out for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose."

When life's got you down, when everything seems to be going wrong, when your life is in the dumps, MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE, because CHRIST IS RISEN! He is risen indeed! ALLELUIA!

Let us pray: Lord, we thank you for giving us voices to holler out Alleluia, because You are indeed risen! ALLELUIA! Amen.

Projectionists: Sat- Toni Mauch; Sun- Terry McKenzie ________________________________________________________________YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Here's a what do you think question: What the man who had an epileptic son mean when he says "I do believe. Help me overcome my unbelief."

We all have doubts because we are human and sinful from the time our mother conceived us. On this side of heaven, we will not "perfectly believe". This is the essence of what it means to be sinful. We should all cry out to God with this prayer daily.

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TODAY'S QUIZ:

Where is/was the Perean province?

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NEWS!!!!

NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED INTO MEMBERSHIP YESTERDAY

Jeff and Holly Faerber (Cameron and Tyler)

Chris and Lisa Lacy (Brooke and Luke)

Patty Herath

Roy and Phyllis Pearson

Al and Karen Benton

Praise the Lord for these new saints joining our fellowship!

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VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP WITH OUR THANKSGIVING FEAST FOR THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY!!

We have all of the supplies and food we need! We just need helpers on that day. Call church 456-2888 to sign up to help!

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LADIES CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON WILL BE TUESDAY, DEC. 5 AT NOON AT DENNYS

Sign up sheet is on the counter in the narthex, or you can call the church office at 456-2888

Bring a "White Elephant" gift.

All women of the congregation are invited.

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SHOE COLLECTION

Our high school is collecting new or slightly used shoes to raise money for those in need in Warren County through the "Care to Learn" Program. Bring your slightly used and new shoes to church!

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The mission of St. John's Lutheran Church is to preach the Word of God in its purity and to teach this Word to all people. We do so through the means God has given us, the Sacraments of Holy Baptism and Holy Communion.

What We Believe

The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod accepts the Scriptures as the inspired and inerrant Word of God, and subscribes unconditionally to all the symbolical books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church as a true and unadulterated statement and exposition of the Word of God.

We accept the Confessions because they are drawn from the Word of God and on that account regard their doctrinal content as a true and binding exposition of Holy Scripture and as authoritative for all pastors, congregations and other rostered church workers of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.